Improvement in fire-kindlers



UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

CHARLES A. NISBETT, OF PONTIAC, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN FIRE-KINDLERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 136,451, dated March 4, 1873.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. NIsBETT, ofPontiac, in the county of Oakland and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Stove-Lighting Apparatus, of which the following is a specification:

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a side view of my improved stove-lightin g apparatus. Fig. 2 is a face view of the lower part of the same.

Similar'letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to stove-lighters that are operated by clock mechanism, and consists in new means for bringing together the matchlever and friction-plate, and for holding these in their proper position before, during, and after the lighting of the match.

A in the drawing represents a plate, which is fastened to the hearth-plate B of a stove or to any other suitable support, by means of a sprin g clamp, a, or other device. From it projects an upright plate or post, b, whose upper end is bent toward the stove, and carries a hinged pendent plate, d. That face of the plate 01 which is turned away from the stove has a sheet, 6, of sand-paper fastened to it, or is otherwise roughened. O is a pivoted frame or lever held by a pin, f, on the lower part of the post I), which is slotted so that the lower end of G can protrude through the post, as in Fig. 1. A spring, g, presses against the lever 0, so as to crowd the lower end of the same against the end of a vibrating catch, it, which is applied to the plate A. The upper end of the lever O has perforated ears and sockets for the reception of a lucifer-match, t. A wick, 9',

preferably impregnated with oil or otherwise made readily combustible, is also fastened in the upper part of the lever 0, close to the match. When by any means the catch h is moved to clear the lever G, the spring y will swing the latter, with the upper part toward the stove, bringing the end of the match against the rough face of the plate (1, and igniting it. The match will ignite the wick j, which will be brought in such contact with the fuel in the stove as to ignite the same and start thefire. From the catch h a cord, 1, leads through a bracket, D, which is fastened to or near the dial E of a clock-work. The end of the cord 1 has a weight, at, attached to it; but the weight is prevented from drawing by a catch, a, which is pivoted in the socket D, and clamps the cord. A lever, 0, is also pivoted to the bracket D, and extends toward the clock-dial, as shown, a short lip of the lever 0 being above the end of the catch a, but without afl'ecting it. When, however, a hand, '12, which has been fitted upon the hour-hand arbor of the clock, and is provided with a projecting car at its end, strikes the lever 0 with said ear, the lever will' so swing the catch a as to release the cord 1, and allow the weight m to draw said cord and swing the catch h out 'of the way of the lever O, with the effect above mentioned.

Having thus described my invention,'I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The end-curved plate A, provided with spring a at one end, the spring g at the other, and the intermediate post b, as and for the purpose described.

2. The pendent plate d, arranged in the post b to operate in combination with the lever 0 andspring g, substantially as specified. 1.

UHARLES AUGUSTUS NISBETT.

Witnesses THoMAs P. NisBETT, WM. P. NIsBETT. 

